Argued wtih Dr. Yorek again.  Idiot.  I've had a staph infection in my bladder since Sept.  None of the four courses of antiobiotics has worked.  But he actis like I keep getting new infections.  WHY...so he can refer me to a urologist.  And he HATES when I challenge his judgement.  IF THEY had cultured the sample I gave them we wouldn't be doing this.  But they were out of tubes? ...or forgot. Why is medical care so costly ?  Dr.s like him.  He makes me see him once a month for my pain meds.  and stretching out the treatment of this infection.  He was going to prescribe the one pill a day version of Cipro which probably costs $4-500 more than the two a day pills.  He doesn't know that of course.  He's rabid Republican so reducing medical costs seems like something only Democrats do.  Sigh. After that one day without vicodin, the next I took one....then the infection cam back and I had four migraines in a row.  Coincidence?  Anyway 3-4 vicodin a day.  Grrrrr.